Pink House (Montreal) Explained

The Pink House (French: Maison Rose) is a guerrilla art project in Montreal, Canada, where unknown individuals ascended a grain silo attached to an abandoned factory, and decorated the control cabin there to resemble a house.

Located on the site of the former Canada Malting factory alongside the Lachine Canal[1] the House was first painted bright pink in October 2019.[2] Subsequent additions have included green shutters, curtains, window boxes, a Christmas tree, and a giant gift box labeled "À: Saint-Henri, De : Little Pink" ("To St-Henri, from: Little Pink"); as well, the adjacent control cabin has been painted bright red.[3]

In 2020, the Montreal police stated that they only investigated abandoned buildings in response to complaints from neighbors and proprietors, and that no complaints had been filed regarding the Pink House.[4]

La Presse has reported finding a videographer who claims to have been approached by the artist responsible for the Pink House; the videographer states that the artist refuses all contact with journalists.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.24heures.ca/2023/03/24/tout-ce-quon-sait-de-la-mysterieuse-petite-maison-rose-qui-intrigue-les-montrealais-depuis-5-ans Tout ce qu’on sait de la mystérieuse petite maison rose qui intrigue les Montréalais depuis 5 ans
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/malting-pink-house-saint-henri-1.5650101 Help solve a mystery: Who's behind Montreal's pink house?
  3. https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2020-12-13/le-mystere-de-la-maison-rose.php Le mystère de la maison rose
  4. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mystery-decorator-decks-little-pink-house-out-for-the-holidays-1.5231727 Mystery decorator decks little pink house out for the holidays